McCaysville climate

McCaysville Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Murphy 4ESE, 37.9 km from McCaysville

Average highs run from 75°F on May 1 to 80°F on May 31, and lows from 46°F to 55°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.75 in over about 11 wet days.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at McCaysville, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
78°F
Average low
51°F
Precipitation
4.75 in
Record high
94°FMay 29, 1941
Record low
23°FMay 4, 2015
Chance of a freeze
26%
Daylight
13 h 36 min to 14 h 21 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
57°F
Wind
4.3 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
May 175°F46°F87°F 196230°F 199637%0%
May 275°F46°F88°F 194225°F 196337%0%
May 375°F47°F86°F 195525°F 196137%0%
May 475°F47°F86°F 195923°F 201537%0%
May 575°F47°F88°F 195029°F 194037%0%
May 676°F48°F89°F 194928°F 196837%0%
May 776°F48°F90°F 194031°F 197037%0%
May 876°F48°F88°F 194029°F 198937%0%
May 976°F49°F87°F 193627°F 196037%0%
May 1076°F49°F91°F 193628°F 202037%0%
May 1177°F49°F86°F 193628°F 202037%0%
May 1277°F50°F86°F 201831°F 195237%0%
May 1377°F50°F87°F 195630°F 194137%0%
May 1477°F50°F88°F 195626°F 196037%0%
May 1577°F50°F89°F 194733°F 195937%0%
May 1678°F51°F90°F 196230°F 197337%0%
May 1778°F51°F91°F 196232°F 195637%0%
May 1878°F51°F88°F 196028°F 197337%0%
May 1978°F52°F89°F 196232°F 197637%0%
May 2078°F52°F90°F 194134°F 197637%0%
May 2178°F52°F93°F 194132°F 195437%0%
May 2279°F53°F92°F 194130°F 195437%0%
May 2379°F53°F90°F 194135°F 195437%0%
May 2479°F53°F89°F 195333°F 196138%0%
May 2579°F54°F90°F 193636°F 193538%0%
May 2679°F54°F92°F 193632°F 197938%0%
May 2780°F54°F90°F 193629°F 196138%0%
May 2880°F54°F92°F 194128°F 196138%0%
May 2980°F55°F94°F 194135°F 196138%0%
May 3080°F55°F93°F 193738°F 193638%0%
May 3180°F55°F90°F 195332°F 198438%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at McCaysville, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:47 AM, sunset 8:23 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:25 AM, sunset 8:46 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00316001 (Murphy 4ESE), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00090969, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.